Thursday, August 28, 2014

Michael Lau X Mr. Men & Little Miss: A Walk in Fashion Walk

Michael Lau X Mr. Men & Little Miss

Michael Lau X Mr. Men & Little Miss: A Walk in Fashion Walk

 

Fashion Walk,

yup it is a mall of

middle-upper luxurious brands

yet there is extension of shop lots

along the street, across the street

which is part and parcel of the group too

therefore I guess they made this campaign

so that people could explore the whole area

especially the dining street at the other end

let’s go for the hunt

Michael Lau X Mr. Men & Little Miss: A Walk in Fashion Walk

 

here I was

after a raining morning

whereby I realized all photos

look better on a clear fine day

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it was on my priority list to find

Mr. Tall because there is this friend

in my circle who I nicknamed as Tall

while he called me Ms. Brown

well alleviated to Dark Brown after

my summer vacation.. nevermind

Michael Lau X Mr. Men & Little Miss: A Walk in Fashion Walk

 

what a fool I was!

the entrance to my lodging was

right behind the news-stand

i.e. I have been passing by

at least 5 times everyday?

so this was a typical a case of “blind-spot”

hehehehe….

Michael Lau X Mr. Men & Little Miss: A Walk in Fashion Walk

 

I am not into vandalism

although I mingle with the skinhead kids

but for the very moment

I felt like stealing that display poster

may I, please?

Michael Lau X Mr. Men & Little Miss: A Walk in Fashion Walk

 

Michael Lau (via official release)

yeah I knew of the pop-up store

but purposely gave it a miss so that

I won’t commit any crime of being the

Little Miss Shopaholic

Damn you, Steph

*regret mode*

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more about Michael Lau

from Michael Lau-Art.com

All about Michael and Gardenergala

Michael Lau is an award-winning,

Hong Kong-based artist who has

captured the attention of

artists, designers, musicians,

toy manufacturers and street culture

the world over.

 

Michael graduated from the

Design First Institute in 1992.

He worked as a painter,

having some work featured in

galleries around Hong Kong.

 

Michael eventually moved on to

window display designer and advertising.

In 1997 he did his first 3D work on

the cover of the Anodize music album.

 

Previously his figure work was

only seen by his friends and

never put out for display.

 

In 1998 Michael began the

Gardner comic strip in East Touch magazine.

Eventually all of the characters

he illustrated became figures.

 

His primary medium now is the 12" figure.

All of the bodies, clothes,

accessories and heads are

handmade by Michael.

 

He has featured kids, basketball players,

graffiti artists, rappers,

dj's, skateboarders, snowboarders and

wakeboarders in his collections.

Their clothes are reflective of

many of the top brands in those fields.

 

I.E. His skateboarders wear

shoes by DC and clothes by Alphanumeric.

His snowboarders ride Burton snowboards.

Some even wear very trendy fashions from

Bathing Ape, Maharishi, Saru and Zero Nine.

 

There is an understanding of

the culture and detail in

every figure he has created.

 

His unique approach to the figures,

especially the Gardenergala series,

comes from an idea.

 

What if the kids living in

the Gardenergala universe

live their own lives?

 

The figures are free to

develop relationships, get married,

go to work, move out of town and

allow new members to be introduced, etc...

 

Starting with 101 Gardeners,

in development since 1998,

Michael hopes to continue the

Gardener Universe growing.

(in 2003 Michael had introduced Gardener 103)

 

In addition to creating

a universe around his figures

Michael is adamant about

what they represent.

 

In Michael's words

about the Gardenergala figures:

 

"What is the lifestyle of nowadays?

You can find it at Gardenergala.

What is the current trend of street culture?

You can find it in Gardenergala.

No booze, No smoke, No drug

That's Gardenergala.

We, a group of young people,

are living nowadays.

We are living in our own world,

with our own culture.

We are living under the blue sky.

We belong to nowhere and

going on our way.

We are the real people and

we smile crazily.

And we have 101 different stories."